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Gareth Bacon vs Mr Angus MacDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
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Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 52 different votes 257 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 76% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
Participation
59.1 %
14 % below average
Rank 581 of 649
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
575 eligible divisions
707
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
52.6 % of votes cast
735
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
161
47.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,347
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,347
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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